Railway-track rail



P 17, 1929- M. LAURELLO ET AL RAILWAY TRACK RAIL Filed March 28, 1929INVENTOR. JI-La (178110 4.0] y Jbhn Sol-6s, gwomwzys.

Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAILWAY-TRACK RAILApplication filed March 28, 1929. Serial No. 350,641.

This invention relates to railway track rails, and has for its object toso construct a rail of such class and in a manner as hereinafter setforth to provide for substantially securing or maintaining the rail inits original set position with respect to a tie and further to preventthe creeping of the rail due to expansion and contraction thereof.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a

railway track rail which is simple in its construction and arrangement,strong, durable, thoroughly efiicient in use and for the purposereferred to, expeditiously laid with re- 15 spect to a chair plate toobtain the function or purpose as heretofore referred to, andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel con- 0 struction, combination and arran ement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of a pair of trackrails constructed in accordance with this invention, connected togetherby a rail joint, positioned upon a plurality of ties and having chairplates disposed between the bases of the rails and the ties.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary View in perspective of a track rail inaccordance with this in- Vention.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, in inverted plan of a pair of trackrails in accordance with this invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the form of arrester member employedin connection 4 with the rail.

A track rail, in accordance with this invention has the lower face ofits base provided with a plurality of spaced pairs of spaced arrestermembers. Preferably the pairs of ar rester members are arranged in amanner,

whereby two pairs are used in connection with the base and each pair ispositioned at one end of the rail. The arrester members of each pair areoppositely disposed relative to each other and the distance between eachpair is such as to permit of the passage of a chair plate therebetween,with preferably one-sixteenth of an inch clearance between the plate andthe members. It is to be understood that v the number of pairs ofarrester members em- '60 ployed in connection with the base of the railcan be as desired. The arrester members can be attached to the bases ofthe rails, either by welding or rolling such members into the railsduring the manufacture of these latter. Preferably the pairs of arrestermembers, when two rails are connected together will be positioned in amanner as shown in Figure 1 and arranged at spaced points twenty inchesfrom center to center of the chair or tie plates. That portion of thelower face of the track rail between the arrester members of a pair isuninterrupted throughout, is of a width corresponding to that of thechair or tie plate and seats directly upon the upper face of the latter.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1, 2 and 3 denote a series of ties.Upon the upper face of each is mounted a chair or tie plate 4. A I pairof track rails are indicated at 5, 6 and are connected together by arail joint 7 of any suitable form. As illustrated the joint 7 consistsof a fish plate 8 overlapping the webs of the rails 5, 6 and secured tosaid rails by bolts 9 carrying securing nuts 10. The bolts 9 alternatelyextend in opposite directions. The rails 5, 6 are secured to the ties'l,2 and 3 by the spikes 11 which extend through the chair or tie plates 4and overlap the base flanges 12 of the rails 5, 6. The tie or chairplates 4 are of materially less width than the width of a tie and theside ed es of plates 4 are spaced an equal distance from the sides of atie. The foregoing structural arrangement is clearly shown in Figure 1.

With reference to Figure 2 the track rail comprises a head 14, a web 13and the base or base flanges 12.

The form of arrester member employed is clearly shown in'Figure 4 and isreferred to generally at 16. The member 16 comprises a bar 17 ofquadrant shaped cross section thereby providing a pair of square faces18, 19 and a rounded face 20. The face 18 is termed the upper face ofthe member 16 and is welded to or integral with the lower face of thebase or base flanges 12 Of the track rail. The face 19 is termed theinner face of the member 16 and which opposes a side edge of a tie orchair plate 4. The face 20 is the outer face of the member 16. Thelength of the member 16 corresponds to the width of the base or baseflanges 12. With reference to Figure 3 a pair of members 16 isillustrated as welded to or rolled with the base or base fl nges 12 ofthe track rail and are fu t er shown inspaced relation relative to eachother. Th height of the member 16 corresponds to the height of the chairplate 4.

The distance between the members 16 shown in, Figure 2 is such as topermit of the tie or chair plate to slip between them and withpreferably a clearance of onesixteenth of an inch.

With reference to Figure 3 the lower face of the rail 5, as well as thelower face of the rail 6 has connected therewith members 16 arranged inpairs and with each pair positioned in proximity to an end ofthe rail.

It is thought the many advantages of a t ack rail constructed inaccordan e with this invention and for the purpose set forth, can bereadily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of theinvention is as illustra ed and described, yet it is to be under .Stoodthat changes in the details of construction can be had which fall withinthe scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim is:

1. A track rail having depending from and extending transversely of thelower face of its base a pair of spaced arrester members for opposingthe side edges of a chair or tie plate of a width less than that of atie, said members of a height corresponding to that of the tie plate forseating on the tie, that portion of the lower face of the track railbetween said members seating on and of a width corre sponding to that ofthe chair plate.

2. A track rail having integral with the lower face of its baseandextending transversely of the latter a pair of spaced arrestermembers for opposing the side edges of a chair or tie plate of a widthless than that of a tie, said members-of a height corresponding to thatof the tie plate for seating on the tie, that portion of the lower faceof the track rail between said members seating on and of a widthcorresponding to that of the chair plate, the distance between saidmembers being slightly in excess of the width of the chair plate toprovide a clearance between the memers and the plate, and the length ofeach of said members corresponding to the width of the lower face of thetrack ai 3. A track rail having integral with the lower face of its baseand extending transversely of the latter a pair of spaced arrestermembers for opposing the side edges of a chair or tie plate of a widthless than that of the supporting tie therefor, the distance be tweensaid members being slightly in excess of the width of the chair plate toprovide a clearance between the members and the plate, each of saidmembers being of quadrant shape in cross section and having a squaredinner face and a rounded outer face, each of said members of a heightcorresponding to the height of the chair plate for seating on thesupporting tie for said plate, and said members having their ends flushwith the side edges of the base of the rail.

4;. The combination with a rail tie, and a chair plate mounted thereonand of less width than that of the upper face of the tie, of a railhaving a portion of its lower face seated directly upon said plate, saidportion being uninterrupted throughout, and a pair of arrester membersintegral with and depending from the lower face of said rail, saidarrester members positioned in close proximity to the side edges of saidplate and seating on the upper face of the tie.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures hereto.

MIKE LAURELLO. JOHN SORBS.

